Tepeköy railway station is a railway station in Torbalı and is the southern terminus of the İZBAN Southern Line. The station was originally opened on 14 November 1861 by the Oriental Railway Company. Between 2015 and 2016, Tepeköy was rebuilt and expanded from a one track station to three tracks to service commuter trains to and from Alsancak Terminal in Izmir.
Tepeköy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TCDD Taşımacılık regional rail İZBAN commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Denizli bound regional train on track 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 4550 Sokak, Tepeköy Mahallesi, Torbali 35860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Turkish State Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | TCDD Taşımacılık: İZBAN: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  ESHOT Bus: 701, 721, 722, 724, 727, 770, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 795, 798 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 November 1861[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A low-level side platform serves one track with 16 daily regional trains running between Basmane Terminal in Izmir and destinations southeast and a high-level island platform serves two tracks for IZBAN commuter trains to Izmir and Aliağa.
Since 8 September 2017, Tepeköy serves as a transfer station between İZBAN trains from İzmir and from Selçuk. Trains from Alsancak terminate at the station along with trains from Selçuk.
Connections edit
Tepeköy is serviced by several bus services that operate to neighboring towns and villages. The stop is located on 4550th Street.
| Route Number | Stop | Route | Location |
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| 701 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Torbalı — Tekeli | 4550th Street |
| 721 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Karakuyu — Torbalı | 4550th Street |
| 722 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Yazıbaşı — Torbalı | 4550th Street |
| 724 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Şehitler — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi | 4550th Street |
| 727 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Bayındır — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi | 4550th Street |
| 770 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Selçuk — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi | 4550th Street |
| 780 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Bülbüldere — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi | 4550th Street |
| 781 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Tulumköy — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi | 4550th Street |
| 782 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Taşkesik — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi | 4550th Street |
| 783 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Sağlık — Torbalı | 4550th Street |
| 784 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Doğancılar — Torbalı | 4550th Street |
| 785 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Dağtekke — Torbalı | 4550th Street |
| 786 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Karaot — Torbalı | 4550th Street |
| 795 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Ödemiş — Torbalı | 4550th Street |
| 798 | Tepeköy Aktarma | Tire — Torbalı Aktarma Merkezi | 4550th Street |
References edit
- ^ "ORC History". trainsofturkey.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Nokta - Duraktan Geçen Hatlar". eshot.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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